René Spijker

15.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
131 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

René Spijker is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, René Spijker has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Infectious Diseases, 22 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in René Spijker's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (17 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (11 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (9 papers). René Spijker is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (17 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (11 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (9 papers). René Spijker collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Belgium. René Spijker's co-authors include Mariska Leeflang, Lotty Hooft, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Ann Van den Bruel, Jonathan J Deeks, Devy Emperador, Clare Davenport, Jacqueline Dinnes, Yemisi Takwoingi and Sabine Dittrich and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

René Spijker

126 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

2020 827 citations Lotty Hooft, Mariska Leeflang et al. profile →
Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Cardiomyocytes

2003 789 citations René Spijker et al. profile →
Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease

2020 410 citations Mariska Leeflang, René Spijker et al. profile →
Prognostic accuracy of FIB‐4, NAFLD fibrosis score and APRI for NAFLD‐related events: A systematic review

2020 226 citations Jenny Lee, Yasaman Vali et al. Liver International profile →
2022 143 citations Lotty Hooft, Mariska Leeflang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
René Spijker Netherlands	40	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	875	131	6.7k
Christopher Chang United States	50	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	237 0.3×	144	8.8k
Timothy H. Rainer Hong Kong	47	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	2.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	298 0.3×	292	7.8k
Jacqueline Dinnes United Kingdom	33	1.8k 0.9×	496 0.4×	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	873 1.0×	74	7.9k
Yemisi Takwoingi United Kingdom	50	1.8k 0.9×	482 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	845 1.0×	152	7.6k
Mariska Leeflang Netherlands	56	2.9k 1.5×	620 0.5×	2.7k 2.3×	1.5k 1.4×	963 1.1×	197	11.6k
Jérémie F. Cohen France	30	1.5k 0.8×	458 0.3×	1.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	604 0.7×	139	8.9k
Mark M. Wurfel United States	44	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	581 0.5×	347 0.4×	124	8.5k
Gabriel Chodick Israel	44	1.5k 0.8×	751 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	158 0.2×	378	8.2k
De Yun Wang Singapore	45	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	698 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	432 0.5×	274	10.4k
W. Conrad Liles United States	52	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	810 0.8×	531 0.6×	158	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Spijker

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20 of 20 papers shown

DeVito, Nicholas, Thomas Klebel, René Spijker, et al.. (2025). Open science interventions to improve reproducibility and replicability of research: a scoping review. Royal Society Open Science. 12(4). 242057–242057. 4 indexed citations

Schnyder, Jenny L, René Spijker, Matthijs R. A. Welkers, et al.. (2025). Hepatitis A breakthrough infections despite vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 161. 108113–108113.

Leopold, Stije J., et al.. (2024). The barriers and facilitators family caregivers experience when participating in resource-limited hospital care: a qualitative systematic review. BMJ Global Health. 9(11). e015956–e015956. 5 indexed citations

O’Connor, Annette M., et al.. (2024). Large language models, updates, and evaluation of automation tools for systematic reviews: a summary of significant discussions at the eighth meeting of the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR). Systematic Reviews. 13(1). 290–290. 4 indexed citations

Affengruber, Lisa, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Candyce Hamel, et al.. (2024). Rapid review methods series: Guidance on the use of supportive software. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 29(4). 264–271. 8 indexed citations

Schnyder, Jenny L, Matthijs R. A. Welkers, René Spijker, et al.. (2024). Yellow fever breakthrough infections after yellow fever vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Microbe. 5(12). 100937–100937. 4 indexed citations

Tjerkstra, Maud A., Bert A. Coert, René Spijker, et al.. (2023). Laboratory biomarkers of delayed cerebral ischemia following subarachnoid hemorrhage: A systematic review. PubMed. 12. 17–25. 5 indexed citations

Leopold, Stije J., et al.. (2023). Family participation to enhance care and tackle health worker shortages in resource-limited hospitals: A systematic review. Journal of Global Health. 13. 4005–4005. 11 indexed citations

Brouwer, Lieke, René Spijker, Carlemi Calitz, et al.. (2022). Bridging the gap between emerging models and humans by learning from polio animal studies: A systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 3 indexed citations

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Dean, Caitlin, et al.. (2022). Systematic evidence map of evidence addressing the top 10 priority research questions for hyperemesis gravidarum. BMJ Open. 12(9). e052687–e052687. 3 indexed citations

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Vali, Yasaman, Jenny Lee, Jérôme Boursier, et al.. (2021). FibroTest for Evaluating Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(11). 2415–2415. 42 indexed citations

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Wiegman, Albert, Miranda Langendam, Jeffrey Kroon, et al.. (2021). Statin therapy and lipoprotein(a) levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29(5). 779–792. 87 indexed citations

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Dean, Caitlin, Brian Cleary, Peter Ellis, et al.. (2021). A patient–clinician James Lind Alliance partnership to identify research priorities for hyperemesis gravidarum. BMJ Open. 11(1). e041254–e041254. 19 indexed citations

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Stijnis, Cornelis, et al.. (2021). Percutaneous Versus Surgical Interventions for Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 44(11). 1689–1696. 19 indexed citations

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Lee, Jenny, Yasaman Vali, Jérôme Boursier, et al.. (2020). Prognostic accuracy of FIB‐4, NAFLD fibrosis score and APRI for NAFLD‐related events: A systematic review. Liver International. 41(2). 261–270. 226 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zafarmand, Mohammad Hadi, Parvin Tajik, René Spijker, & Charles Agyemang. (2019). Gene-environment Interaction on the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Ethnic Minority Populations Living in Europe and North America: A Systematic Review. Current Diabetes Reviews. 16(5). 457–470. 6 indexed citations

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Baart, Sara J., Veerle Dam, Luuk J.J. Scheres, et al.. (2019). Cardiovascular risk prediction models for women in the general population: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210329–e0210329. 37 indexed citations

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Korevaar, Daniël A., Sara Colella, René Spijker, et al.. (2016). Esophageal Endosonography for the Diagnosis of Intrapulmonary Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Respiration. 93(2). 126–137. 22 indexed citations

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Glind, Esther M.M. van de, Barbara C. Van Munster, René Spijker, Rob Scholten, & Lotty Hooft. (2011). Search filters to identify geriatric medicine in Medline. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 19(3). 468–472. 39 indexed citations

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Abreu, Joana R. F., Aleksander M. Grabiec, Sarah Krausz, et al.. (2009). The Presumed Hyporesponsive Behavior of Rheumatoid Arthritis T Lymphocytes Can Be Attributed to Spontaneous Ex Vivo Apoptosis rather than Defects in T Cell Receptor Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 621–630. 13 indexed citations

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